Criminal terrorist attacks have struck at the heart of the international community this morning in Istanbul. We convey our most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to the peoples of the United Kingdom and Turkey.
The holding of this special meeting on the situation in the Great…
Allow me to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mr. Peter Piot for the important and informative briefings they have given us on the dangers of HIV/AIDS, in particular as they relate to peacekeeping missions, and on the measures that should be taken to eliminate them.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic emerged in…
My delegation would like once again to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November, and to assure you of our full support. We are grateful to you for having organized this meeting on the importance of mine action for peacekeeping operations, a…
Guinea fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We also note with regret, as other Member States have, that the item that we are dealing with this morning has been a fixed item on the General Assembly age…
My delegation would like to welcome Mr. Harri Holkeri and thank him for his comprehensive briefing, which provided us with further details about the development of the situation in Kosovo. His description of the situation there is in many respects encouraging. However, the international community an…
My delegation thanks you, Sir, for having organized this meeting and for having included the item on women, peace and security on the Council’s agenda during your presidency. This testifies to the interest you attach to
this issue and gives us hope that, under your wise guidance, our debates will l…
My delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his reports on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. We support the statement made by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Group o…
Mr. President, I should like to express to you my delegation’s satisfaction at the perfect organization of this high-level debate, which enables us to assess progress in implementing the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and international support for it. To the Secretary-General, my d…
Permit me to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Inocencio F. Arias, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, for his complete and detailed report on the Committee’s work. We also congratulate him on his efficiency and dynamism.
This meeting gives us another opportunity to evalua…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for the important information he has just given us and for the outstanding work that the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) is doing under his guidance.
Two and a hal…
Since our last public debate on the situation in the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis has become even more distressing and tragic. The cycle of violence is intensifying and the climate of mutual mistrust seems to dominate the relationship between the parties. This new period, characterize…
I congratulate Judge Theodor Meron on his able presentation on the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) during the period in question. I also warmly congratulate the ICTY on its tenth anniversary, which is, happily, marked by important and praiseworthy a…
Allow me to say, Sir, how deeply my delegation appreciates the skill, talent and devotion that you have been
demonstrating in managing and guiding our Assembly. I should like also to congratulate the Secretary-General on the high quality of his reports on the work of the Organization and on the imp…
My delegation commends the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Paddy Ashdown, for the significant progress achieved and for the quality of his report. I should like also to express our appreciation to Judge Theodor Meron, President of the…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of our Council and to assure you of our full cooperation. We are very grateful also to Ambassador Jones Parry for his excellent conduct of our work during September.
Allow me to express my delegation’s appreciat…
On 19 August 2003, the international community took a blow to the body in Baghdad in odious acts that caused the tragic loss of approximately 20 United Nations officials, including the lamented Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary- General. By attacking a symbol as prestig…
The present consultations on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau come at the right time. My delegation would like to express its gratitude to you, Mr. President, and to thank Mr. Kalomoh for the excellent and thorough briefing that he has just given us on this issue. I would also like to convey my …
Sir, let me express to you my delegation’s gratitude for the initiative you have taken to hold this open meeting on justice and the rule of law: the role of the United Nations.
Clearly, the notion of justice and the rule of law is today at the very heart of the concerns of the international communi…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for presenting his report on progress towards implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (A/58/184) and the priority efforts of the United Nations in fighting that pandemic. The holding of today’s meetings stems…
Allow me to express my delegation’s gratitude to Mr. Roed- Larsen for his edifying and very moving briefing on the tragedy and the very disturbing developments currently taking place in the Middle East, and most particularly in occupied Palestine.
During our recent consultations, in light of the si…
